It's this 'knowing' kind of incorporation of the traditional pattern of arts over a base material that takes new elements and dissonances entirely for granted that for me characterises quite a lot of music that can be classified post-modern.

It does seem to be quite natural for (artists ) expression to manifest ones *individual influences...

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I believe it was Samuel Clemens who said...

"Wagner's music is much more beautiful than it sounds".

...errrr... someone said something like that...